Hughes Aircraft

Howard Hughes was a successful Hollywood movie producer when he founded the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1932. He personally tested cutting-edge aircraft of his own design and in 1937 broke the transcontinental flight-time record. In 1938, he flew around the world in a record three days, 19 hours, and 14 minutes. Following the U.S. entrance into World War II in 1941, the U.S. government commissioned the Hughes Aircraft Company to build a large flying boat capable of carrying men and materials over

suit following, where the engineers were often remunerated for the damages they incurred in the process of blowing the whistle on their employers []. In the Hughes Aircraft case, the engineers were paid $891 000 for damages plus reimbursed for the nearly half million dollars in legal fees incurred in the civil suit []. What stands out in the Hughes case is that many of the illegal actions were either performed or ordered by a specific executive within the company. The actions of this executive, and those

(Waters 2008). As highly righteous as whistleblowers are, they also suffer severe consequences. In Hughes Aircraft case, the company's employees who decided to blow the whistle, Goodearl and Aldred were extremely affected and treated unfairly, so much so that " [Goodearl] and her husband had to file for bankruptcy, and Aldred was on welfare for a year before she could find another job."(The Hughes Whistleblowing Case , n.d.). Hence, the main focus of this paper is to determine

Howard Robard Hughes was a very inventive, attention getting man. He was an out-spoken entrepreneur who was best known for his hard work and dedication in motion pictures and the aviation industry. His inherited fortune gave him the opportunity to start building on his dreams at an early age. Although Howard remained in the news his entire life he was not always looked on favorably in the public s eye. In later years his paranoia left him a recluse and in twenty years he had not been seen or photographed

Robard Hughes once said, "and that's my contribution to aviation." (LIFE) Howard Hughes was known as a mysterious, inventive, and reclusive character. Hughes was an American entrepreneur who became one of the most wealthiest people during the 1930's and 1940's. Howard Hughes was one of the most famous aviators of all time with the production of his world wide known plane called the "Spruce Goose". (Howard Robard Hughes) Howard Hughes was born in Humble, Texas on December 24, 1905. Hughes was very

Boeing 787 Dreamliner has come into the market as a revolutionary aircraft. There are many advancements and with the advancements have come many problems. Ultimately, Boeing will be able to restore the reputation of the Dreamliner, simply because the aircraft is state-of-the-art and Boeing is doing its best to solve the problems that have occurred. The technology on the 787 is revolutionary. It has many features unique to this aircraft. One of which is the smooth wing technology. This is put into

Explain why this person has had significant impact. When most people think of Howard Hughes, they probably don’t think of a billionaire Filmmaker, instead the thing that comes to mind is most likely the Hughes H-4 Hercules, better known as the Spruce Goose. This aircraft is one of the largest ever constructed and it was first flown over 70 years ago (H-4 Hercules Flying Boat, n.d.). This aircraft, although one of Hughes most impressive, was merely one of countless aviation records he set. Hughes’s

born. Howard Hughes, son of wealthy oil business owners inherited the family fortune at 18 after his parents’ untimely demise. He would go on to found several successful companies including the Hughes Aircraft Company, which would go on to create several aviation breakthroughs. I chose Howard Hughes for my report because my grandpa just retired from working at Raytheon which merged with Hughes Aircraft back in 1997. With millions of dollars at his disposal, a young Howard Hughes invested his

the first batter he faced, George "Catfish" Metkovich. He pitched the remainder of the game and allowed just three hits, one walk and one run.Shepard played in the minor leagues until 1954 and then took employment as a safety engineer with IBM and Hughes

Howard Hughes in his last two decades fixed himself far from the world. At first, he frequented a penthouse in Las Vegas, and after that, he moved to a cottage behind the Beverly Hills Hotel. He was the world's wealthiest man, and with his billions purchased himself a room he never left. His life was an excursion to that forlorn room. In any case, he took the long path around: As a rich young fellow from Texas, the beneficiary to his dad's fortune, he made motion pictures, purchased carriers, was